Fig. 3. Neuronal patterning is affected in pac mutants. (A-D) Two dpf
wild-type (A), pacrw95 (B),
pacrw95/fr7 (C) and pacfr7 (D) retinae
labeled with zn5 antibody (red), which stains axons and cytoplasm of RGCs.
Nuclei of retinal cells are counter-stained green with Sytox Green Nucleic
Acid Stain. RGCs differentiate in all mutants (white arrowheads) but their
localization is progressively more disrupted in pacrw95,
pacrw95/fr7 and pacfr7 eyes. (E-H)
Four dpf wild-type (E), pacrw95 (F),
pacrw95/fr7 (G) and pacfr7 (H) retinae
labeled with anti-Pax6 antibody, which stains amacrine cells (red). (I-L) Four
dpf wild-type (I), pacrw95 (J),
pacrw95/fr7 (K) and pacfr7 (L) retinae
labeled with zpr-1 antibody, which stains double-cone photoreceptors (red). In
pacrw95, the photoreceptor cell layer is normal. In
pacrw95/fr7, the photoreceptor cell layer is locally
disrupted and in the pacfr7 retina, zpr-1-positive
photoreceptors do not form an outer layer, but instead are located sparsely
near the scleral region of the eye (white arrowheads). a, amacrine cell layer;
pl, photoreceptor layer; rgl, retinal ganglion cell layer.